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more about #familyties Red-headed bookworm: I'm torn on this issue. I can see how having a child with that serious of emotional issues can be very difficult but I do wonder how they would deal w... more » whynotshesaid: Reading these comments is giving me flashbacks to the discussion about the woman who tweeted before and after her son died. I always find it interest... more » rednrowdy: if their biological 11-year-old son developed psychiatric problems, abandoning him would be considereed illegal. yes, but having a biological son who... more » psychgirl1221: ... I can't believe this. What if they were his natural parents? You can't just return a kid like a defective DVD player! If any kid deserves a lov... more » BytheSea: The kid's a psychopath. If he ever gets out, one day he'lltake out a swath of women who remind him of his biological mother. You don't come back from ... more » femme-bot: Want a kid? Have/adopt a kid. You now have what you want. When the child has issues? Well...bed, made, lie. It's what you wanted. Don't want a kid? Do... more » iloveorange: So horrible. Adopted or not - it's family. And you can't ask for a refund on family. more » Kayleigh R. Carter: Waait, they adopted the kid on the fly? They didn't even live with him for a few years before they made the adoption permanent? I'm the biggest advoc... more » Vulcan Has No Moon: For all the folks outraged at the adoptive parents, why don't you turn some of that self-righteous indignation onto the biological parents....you know... more » queenfrostine16: This is simply a no win situation for everyone. I work with young kids like this on a daily basis (some of whom are adopted). One of the elementary a... more » suavechicjg: I hope this piece is categorized under 'opinions' and not deemed as an actual article. It was the very last sentence that made Margaret's opinion qui... more » AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: This is so sad. Not meaning to play armchair psychologist (but I'm going to anyway) aren't those behaviors listed the same ones that future serial kil... more » Ultraprison!: I could barely pay attention the story after the closeups of the one woman's psycho eyes. How can a kid who tried to burn the house down and wrote a ... more » otterpops: I understand that the adoptive parents are in a truly horrible situation-but using the phrase "loving him is letting him go" makes my blood boil. Thi... more » Hooplehead: This makes me sad for the adopted son. Because at the end of the day, he is the one losing out. However, he tried to kill the parents, at age 11. I... more » LostTurntable: "if their biological 11-year-old son developed psychiatric problems, abandoning him would be considereed illegal" That's news to me. Parents can rele... more » laurascr: if things don't work out with your biological child, i.e. if you feel your unfit to raise him or her you actually can give the child to the state. Why... more » Lyn Never: I wonder if this story would be different if it wasn't so incredibly hard to afford heavy-duty lifelong psychiatric care. Sadly, as a ward of the sta... more » toadaleh: It is questionable if a child with this combination of psycholgical, psychiatric and birth defects could ever be suitable for adoption with anyone has... more » SanFranLefty: I hope that the next time there's an article about infertility or surrogacy, that the judgmental people who always respond with a knee-jerk "But why d... more » -
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Oklahoma Couple Wants To "Return" Adopted Son
Today Good Morning America interviewed Melissa and Tony Wescott, who are fighting to return their adopted 11-year-old son to the state of Oklahoma because he has severe psychiatric problems. They say loving him now means "letting him go." More » -
#yupshesgay
Meredith Baxter's Surreal Today Show "Confession"
Matt sat down with Meredith Baxter today, because she had a "confession" to make. Did she have a party crashing story to refute? Had she slept with her father? Nope. Turns out the Family Ties mom is gay. More » -
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Having A Sister Makes You Happier And More Well Adjusted
People who have sisters are happier, more optimistic, less stressed, and better at coping with life's problems, according to a new study on mental health. More » -
#curses
Natasha Richardson's Death Reduced To "Redgrave Curse."
Because obviously the best way to address the tragedy of Natasha Richardson's death is to ascribe it to a ghoulish, dubious "Redgrave Curse." Why settle for quiet dignity when there are conspiracy theories?! More »
